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Civil-date reference · 2014-07-18

July 18, 2014 BaZi Chart

Friday, July 18, 2014 maps to a reference three-pillar record of 甲午 · 辛未 · 庚寅. The hour pillar remains unresolved until birth time and place are supplied.

庚寅day pillar · #27 of 60

Answer first: the reference Day Master for 2014-07-18 is Geng · Yang Metal, and the day pillar is Yang Metal Tiger (庚寅). This is a date record, not a complete personal reading.

Year pillar甲午Yang Wood HorseMonth pillar辛未Yin Metal GoatDay pillar庚寅Yang Metal Tiger

Deterministic record

2014-07-18 at a glance

Gregorian dateFriday, July 18, 2014
Lunar date农历甲午年六月廿二 · lunar month 六月, day 廿二
Reference pillars甲午 · 辛未 · 庚寅 (year · month · day)
Day MasterGeng · Yang Metal · heavenly stem
Solar-term positionDay 12 of Minor Heat (小暑), beginning 2014-07-07
Next solar termMajor Heat (大暑) · 2014-07-23 · 5 days away
Western constellationCancer (巨蟹)

Three coordinates, three jobs

What the reference pillars contain

Each stem-branch pair is a deterministic calendar coordinate. Its role changes by pillar position, so the three rows stay separate rather than collapsing into one personality label.

甲午Year pillar

Yang Wood Horse · Jia Wu

The visible stem is Jia · Yang Wood; the branch is Wu · Horse · Fire. Its Na Yin is 沙中金, and the branch contains hidden stems 丁 · 己. Open the full Jiazi record →

辛未Month pillar

Yin Metal Goat · Xin Wei

The visible stem is Xin · Yin Metal; the branch is Wei · Goat · Earth. Its Na Yin is 路旁土, and the branch contains hidden stems 己 · 丁 · 乙. Open the full Jiazi record →

庚寅Day pillar

Yang Metal Tiger · Geng Yin

The visible stem is Geng · Yang Metal; the branch is Yin · Tiger · Wood. Its Na Yin is 松柏木, and the branch contains hidden stems 甲 · 丙 · 戊. Open the full Jiazi record →

Calculation boundary

What this date does not settle

The atlas uses a standard civil-date reference so dates can be compared consistently. A real birth happened at a place and an instant, not inside a URL slug.

  • Hour pillar: requires birth time after historical timezone and true-solar-time correction.
  • Day boundary: a late-night clock time can cross the adopted Zi-hour or solar-day boundary after correction.
  • Solar-term boundary: an actual birth instant near a term transition can change the resolved year or month pillar.
  • Interpretation: one date or one Jiazi pair does not determine career, relationships, wealth, health, or events.

Resolve the fourth pillar

Calculate the actual birth chart

Add birth time and birthplace. Pillarwise then resolves historical timezone, longitude correction, equation of time, day-boundary risk, and the hour pillar before it generates a chart.

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Questions about 2014-07-18

What is the BaZi day pillar for Friday, July 18, 2014?

In this civil-date reference, the day pillar is 庚寅 (Yang Metal Tiger), cycle position 27 of 60. A personal chart must still resolve the birthplace, local clock time, and day boundary.

What is the Day Master for Friday, July 18, 2014?

The reference Day Master is 庚, Geng · Yang Metal. The Day Master is the heavenly stem of the resolved day pillar; it is not a complete personality result.

Can I calculate a complete BaZi chart from 2014-07-18 alone?

No. A complete Four Pillars chart requires birth time and birthplace. Historical timezone, longitude correction, equation of time, and hour or day boundaries can materially change the resolved chart.

Which solar term contains 2014-07-18?

2014-07-18 is day 12 of Minor Heat (小暑) in this date reference. The next solar term is Major Heat (大暑) on 2014-07-23.